The Temptations (New York vocal group)

The Temptations were a vocal group from New York best known for the 1960 hit "Barbara". Issued on Goldisc Records,[1] the song peaked on the Cash Box Magazine chart at #38[2] and on the Billboard Hot 100 at #29.[3] The flip side song on Barbara was Someday. Other recordings were: Fickle Little Girl, Letter of Devotion, Ballad of Love, Tonight My Heart She Is Crying.

Shortly after "Barbara" became a hit, lead singer Neil Stevens left to go solo.[4] The other members of the group were Larry Curtis, Artie Sands and Artie Marin. The group was managed by Arthur "Artie" Ripp, who later co-founded Kama Sutra Records[5] and was the first to sign and produce Billy Joel as a solo artist[6] after Michael Lang, who had given Joel a monetary advance, passed Joel along to Ripp to focus his attentions elsewhere.[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=qB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA110&dq=billboard+%2B+barbara+%2B+%22the+temptations%22+%2B+goldisc&hl=en&ei=4h4OTbq0OIGlnQfE8_3pDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%2B%20barbara%20%2B%20%22the%20temptations%22%20%2B%20goldisc&f=false
  2. ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19600604.html
  3. ↑ "The Hot 100: May 21, 1960". Billboard.com. May 21, 1960. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/temptations-of-barbara-fame.html
  5. ↑ "THE TEMPTATIONS aka NEIL STEVENS & THE TEMPTATIONS". Whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Goodman, Fred (March 1991). "An Innocent Man". Spy: 73. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Schruers, Fred (2014). Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography. New York: Crown Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8041-4019-5. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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